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administration. 80 organizations that advocate for government transparency -- the aim of the obama administration is reputedly out to make the foia work better for the public. they are worried about whether the administration will listen to them. whistleblowers. president obama has also said he supports protecting government whistleblowers who reveal government waste, fraud, and abuse. but he and his administration draw a disturbing distinction between that and the revelation of policies and action which they punish with investigations, firing, and prosecution. president obama signed the whistleblower act of 2012, aims with protecting from retaliation government whistleblowers including state department employees. at the same time his administration won an appellate or decision in august that takes away from many federal employees and eliminates the right to appeal, including the retaliation for whistleblowers. it classifies whistleblowers as spies under the 1975 espionage 1917 espionage act. the president's position is very unclear to me. lastly, the international implications. in addition to th
administration. 80 organizations that advocate for government transparency -- the aim of the obama administration is reputedly out to make the foia work better for the public. they are worried about whether the administration will listen to them. whistleblowers. president obama has also said he supports protecting government whistleblowers who reveal government waste, fraud, and abuse. but he and his administration draw a disturbing distinction between that and the revelation of policies and...
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administration -- should the obama administration have done more? republicans can call (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. you can reach us on social media, on twitter, you can send a comment or video. you can also reach us on facebook. more from that washington post report. describing how the obama administration decided against a robust reaction to intelligence of russian hacking and took a more modest approach. package,roved a modest providing measures that have been drawn up to punish russia for other issues. expulsion of 35 russian diplomats and closure of two russian compounds. obama also proved a previously undisclosed covert measure that authorized planting cyber weapons in russia's infrastructure, the digital equivalent of bombs the could be detonated if the united states found itself in an escalating exchange with moscow. it was still in its planning stages when obama left office. it will be up to trump to decide whether to use the capacity, according to the washington post report. let's look at what pr
administration -- should the obama administration have done more? republicans can call (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. you can reach us on social media, on twitter, you can send a comment or video. you can also reach us on facebook. more from that washington post report. describing how the obama administration decided against a robust reaction to intelligence of russian hacking and took a more modest approach. package,roved a modest providing measures...
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guest: the obama administration did not and this program. law enforcement has continued to have access to this equipment, much of which can be useful. the problem arises when law enforcement feels that, i need a tank because the town next door to me has a tank. officer --rcement and no law enforcement officer has training on a piece of equipment. first of all, you don't need a tank. second, something like a helicopter, something that can be used during a hazardous situation or a disaster. if there is a helicopter available within a region, why does every law enforcement agency within that region need its own helicopter. why does a law-enforcement agency with no trained pilot need a helicopter. the obama administration merely said, you can have it if you can explain why you need it and if you can prove that you are able to use it. that is it. host: lee is calling in from alabama on our republican line. caller: i would just like to ask if you have ever worn a badge or gone out on the street and had these people throwing rocks and bottles that
guest: the obama administration did not and this program. law enforcement has continued to have access to this equipment, much of which can be useful. the problem arises when law enforcement feels that, i need a tank because the town next door to me has a tank. officer --rcement and no law enforcement officer has training on a piece of equipment. first of all, you don't need a tank. second, something like a helicopter, something that can be used during a hazardous situation or a disaster. if...
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host: why now did the obama administration reacted this? what: nobody knows exactly timeline the administration was working on. all we know is several agencies were involved in this decision. the army corps met with representatives from the pipeline company on friday, last week. they appear to have been mulling this decision over the weekend. thatiming was something appears the administration wanted to get done before president obama leaves office. other than that, we cannot tell why they chose last night. host: the pipeline overall, does construction continue? does it hold -- does it halt? guest: it halts what is happening at the missouri river. anywhere else, the company could move forward with construction. financial risk they would be taking on, in case the pipeline inns up being rerouted. the company is free to do that. host: as far as the decision by the obama administration, could the company at behind energy transfer, could they countersue or soothe the army corps of engineers or administration? the company has already sued the obam
host: why now did the obama administration reacted this? what: nobody knows exactly timeline the administration was working on. all we know is several agencies were involved in this decision. the army corps met with representatives from the pipeline company on friday, last week. they appear to have been mulling this decision over the weekend. thatiming was something appears the administration wanted to get done before president obama leaves office. other than that, we cannot tell why they chose...
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the obama administration did not deny anything to law enforcement. they just require them to state why they needed it. much of this equipment is deadly equipment. times thesew york says that local officials have defended it saying it is a way to acquire information that is useful without stretching tight budgets. for example, a harris county received two armored vehicles under the program. one was used for high risk operations and the other for high water rescue. and the police department cites the search for terrorists like boston marathon bombing? how can they get this out of thisget this program? guest: the problem arises when law-enforcement things i need a tank because the town next door to me has a tank and no officer has training on how to use that these of equipment. first of all, you don't need a somethingnd of all, like a helicopter, something that can be used during hazardous situation, a disaster, if there is a helicopter available within the region, why does every law enforcement agency need its own helicopter? why does a law enforcement
the obama administration did not deny anything to law enforcement. they just require them to state why they needed it. much of this equipment is deadly equipment. times thesew york says that local officials have defended it saying it is a way to acquire information that is useful without stretching tight budgets. for example, a harris county received two armored vehicles under the program. one was used for high risk operations and the other for high water rescue. and the police department cites...
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we covered it through the second obama administration into the trump administration. i wrote an earlier book called hacked about cyber during the obama years. really, the beginnings a lot of this cyber policy. i wanted to write a follow-up on how a new administration would treat this. that is what led to this book. >> when you look back at 2012, how is the sophistication of cyber growing? charlie: it was at a low stage in 2012. there were a number of people who were savvy about. at congress, the level was low. people were talking about, we need to build walls that are a lot higher. it didn't have a mindset around with the cyber challenge really required. that has grown. there is a lot more expertise and engagement in the executive branch as well. i think everybody was a little slow to come around to this. people like jeff moss who founded the black hat conference, he said the problem is the attackers, the people who play offense are going and breaking into systems, they can have all the fun and be creative and all that. defenders are stuck with trying to come up with
we covered it through the second obama administration into the trump administration. i wrote an earlier book called hacked about cyber during the obama years. really, the beginnings a lot of this cyber policy. i wanted to write a follow-up on how a new administration would treat this. that is what led to this book. >> when you look back at 2012, how is the sophistication of cyber growing? charlie: it was at a low stage in 2012. there were a number of people who were savvy about. at...
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it anybody from the obama administration warn the trump administration? >> good question. not to my knowledge. the two things they were warned about, north korea and michael flynn. the obama administration weren't throwing vincente into the stockpile. they were unmasking michael flynn. >> the subject of the payroll tax consult. the. has said that should be a part of the next stimulus bill, but he has also indicated there are discussions for more direct payments. does he favor one or the other, or does he think can you do both? remember hasn't indicated anything is a condition, or a starter or non-starter. he told us ideas he would like to see in a phase four. at this point he is looking closely as what we need to spend if a phase four needs to occur. on tax payer dollars he wants to move forward wisely, but i haven't heard of anything being a condition or a non-starter, other than the hero's act is a non-starter. >> thank you. in a previous life as a howard aw student, you were vocally against the supreme court's decisions. >> i am not up here to give my personal views. i
it anybody from the obama administration warn the trump administration? >> good question. not to my knowledge. the two things they were warned about, north korea and michael flynn. the obama administration weren't throwing vincente into the stockpile. they were unmasking michael flynn. >> the subject of the payroll tax consult. the. has said that should be a part of the next stimulus bill, but he has also indicated there are discussions for more direct payments. does he favor one or...
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that for the obama administration. we may have spent the money in the middle east the wrong way by going into a rock. -- iraq. that does not mean the money did not need to be spent. the u.s. economy may not have looked at different if we did not spend the money. i do nothing our spending on defense is part of the problem. our policy in iraq is a different story. if we were not in iraq, we would not be spending the money -- that notion is silly. host: what else will you be looking at a month down the road where you say, that is the plan that is working? guest: we are tracking the infrastructure projects. there are some good things in the package. there is money for alternative energy which is very important. we need to correct our energy deficit. that is a good thing. we are looking for those things to cate temporary employment. spending is supposed to be temporary. we are looking for about 3 million jobs. we have our loss 6 million. these jobs will only left to the years. they are intended to get us going until the pri
that for the obama administration. we may have spent the money in the middle east the wrong way by going into a rock. -- iraq. that does not mean the money did not need to be spent. the u.s. economy may not have looked at different if we did not spend the money. i do nothing our spending on defense is part of the problem. our policy in iraq is a different story. if we were not in iraq, we would not be spending the money -- that notion is silly. host: what else will you be looking at a month...
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one is iran, as the trump administration pulled out of the that the obama administration and other four nations had jointly negotiated thehe closing months of obama administration. then, of course, you have the syrian civil war still underway, still exacting an incredible humanitarian toll on the region, and the spillover of the syrian refugee crisis, which we have seen less of in the news in the last year, but that does not mean the crisis has abated. in some ways, the middle east is apparently more secure today, in some ways the middle east is still treated -- still deeply troubled and deeply insecure. i think one of the areas you will see joe biden take a different path is confronting saudi arabia as a regional power there. remember, saudi arabia during the trump administration killed jamalan journalist khashoggi and faced very little cost to that. i think you are going to see joe biden attempt to reset some of that relationship with saudi arabia. host: let's go to ron, west chesterfield, new hampshire. the craddick -- democratic caller. caller: thank you very much for your time and
one is iran, as the trump administration pulled out of the that the obama administration and other four nations had jointly negotiated thehe closing months of obama administration. then, of course, you have the syrian civil war still underway, still exacting an incredible humanitarian toll on the region, and the spillover of the syrian refugee crisis, which we have seen less of in the news in the last year, but that does not mean the crisis has abated. in some ways, the middle east is...
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we lost 68,000 coal mining jobs during the obama administration. standing here in washington, it may be hard to imagine the impact of losing those jobs. but for families, families that i visit with every time that i'm home, it means falling behind on your mortgage, struggling to be able to put food on the table for your children, and picking which bill will have to go unpaid this month. in the twilight hours of the obama administration, the department of interior finalized a rule that applied to every coal mine in every state in the country. when it was originally only supposed to apply to the surface mines in six appalachian states. the rule amends over 400 existing regulations, including some that are normally in the jurisdiction of other agencies. the complex and duplicative requirements in the rule could lead to a 60% reduction in coal production of a state like colorado. there's no clearer example of a federal agency implementing a redundant, one-size-fits-all mandate, than this last-ditch effort to regulate the coal industry out of business.
we lost 68,000 coal mining jobs during the obama administration. standing here in washington, it may be hard to imagine the impact of losing those jobs. but for families, families that i visit with every time that i'm home, it means falling behind on your mortgage, struggling to be able to put food on the table for your children, and picking which bill will have to go unpaid this month. in the twilight hours of the obama administration, the department of interior finalized a rule that applied...
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obviously a very, very high priority for the obama administration. while the russians have been cooperative in opening the door to the transit corridor where the northern distribution network, as the military refers to it and there's likely to be an agreement announced in moscow on the transfer of lethal material through russian territory, the russian position on our use of the military base raises serious questions about how moscow sees its interest. officially the crem lane proved last week the decision to allow us access, but their behavior going back to the beginning of the year suggests that really they don't want to see us there. and i think that moscow may very well prefer to maintain their position in central asia rather than see our success in afghanistan. afghanistan is a vital national security interest where lives of u.s. soldiers are at stake. and obama's got to make clear that any ambiguity of moscow's report is not going to be taken likely. there are a lot of questions about moscow as a partner with the united states. but anybody -- i
obviously a very, very high priority for the obama administration. while the russians have been cooperative in opening the door to the transit corridor where the northern distribution network, as the military refers to it and there's likely to be an agreement announced in moscow on the transfer of lethal material through russian territory, the russian position on our use of the military base raises serious questions about how moscow sees its interest. officially the crem lane proved last week...
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and the bush administration and the obama administration did not succeed in solving the problem. the trump administration has had to take on a challenge that three prior presidents could not solve. i have great sympathy for them because it is a difficult issue. i disagree in that i do not think the north korea can't bill clinton in 1994. i think they have a diplomatic framework that could work. we lost that during the bush administration. was the time north korea began to finally test weapons. we have to get back that blueprint. it will not be a perfect diplomatic outcome but we need a figure out how to avoid catastrophic war on the korean peninsula on the one hand or north korea having the capability as you just said to be able to effectively target american cities with nuclear weapons. the third path will require diplomacy and the diplomatic totallynot of us are but that is what i hope the trump administration is working on. host: your home state, we will take you to minnesota, independent, go ahead. but that is what i hope the trump administration is working on. host:caller: g
and the bush administration and the obama administration did not succeed in solving the problem. the trump administration has had to take on a challenge that three prior presidents could not solve. i have great sympathy for them because it is a difficult issue. i disagree in that i do not think the north korea can't bill clinton in 1994. i think they have a diplomatic framework that could work. we lost that during the bush administration. was the time north korea began to finally test weapons....
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rusher on the of obama administration to do something about it. it these investigations began under bush. these organizations have both democrats and republicans on the hill. also i believe the president himself -- he has not really spoken about this -- the president himself, he said something about he does not want secrets revealed that will put our noise at risk. there's not a lot we can do about that. so, rajiv, joel, what you think of the explanations? it's pretty compelling. particularly as an editor oversees the publication for some of the stories over cia, you look back at the story, you look back at what was wiretapping and the bush administration responses to those. those decisions and discussions that led up to this, how thearly administration has responded, how they have compromised their view on national security, and there most of the cases have been expressions of disgust, if you will. investigations. but nothing of the sort we see now. and you look at the investigation that has taken place in recent years and you compare them to som
rusher on the of obama administration to do something about it. it these investigations began under bush. these organizations have both democrats and republicans on the hill. also i believe the president himself -- he has not really spoken about this -- the president himself, he said something about he does not want secrets revealed that will put our noise at risk. there's not a lot we can do about that. so, rajiv, joel, what you think of the explanations? it's pretty compelling. particularly...
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the idea behind the obama administrative directive -- and obama -- obama administrative directive, as the population begins to fall they can shut the prisons down. host: homeland security through immigrations and customs enforcement also uses the private prison system. explain that. guest: immigration and customs enforcement is heavily dependent on private prisons, more so than the justice department. for the two thirds of people are held in facilities run by private prison companies. this is something that under the obama administration, the department of homeland security's advisory council looked at, and actually there was a pretty contentious vote. in the end, the advisory council in december advised the department to begin a measured but deliberate phaseout of its reliance on private prisons, much in the same way as the justice department. of course that no longer applies to this administration. host: is someone undocumented is picked up by ice and put in one of these private prison corporations, what kind of setting to they encounter? guest: it is essentially indistinguishable f
the idea behind the obama administrative directive -- and obama -- obama administrative directive, as the population begins to fall they can shut the prisons down. host: homeland security through immigrations and customs enforcement also uses the private prison system. explain that. guest: immigration and customs enforcement is heavily dependent on private prisons, more so than the justice department. for the two thirds of people are held in facilities run by private prison companies. this is...
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that was never the objective of the obama administration. as far as they're concerned, the sanctions were successful achieving what they had in mind. host: let's go to virginia on the independent line. caller: good morning. know about any reporting between -- on the relationship between iran and north korea and the relationship russia, and syria and how this plays into the iran nuclear deal. did north korea come up in discussions at all and the discussion they were selling arms to one another? also, one more thing. what about the payoff that took the captives out of iran and the millions of dollars obama sent to iran to get those hostages out? thank you. guest: it has been history why north korea and iran have not -- it has been a mystery why north korea and iran have not cooperated more. fortunately for us, the iranians seem determined to proceed on their own building their own missiles a nuclear program so cooperation between the sides has been less than we feared. the nuclear deal does have language which forbids corporation between iran
that was never the objective of the obama administration. as far as they're concerned, the sanctions were successful achieving what they had in mind. host: let's go to virginia on the independent line. caller: good morning. know about any reporting between -- on the relationship between iran and north korea and the relationship russia, and syria and how this plays into the iran nuclear deal. did north korea come up in discussions at all and the discussion they were selling arms to one another?...
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although the trump administration has moved from the effort of the obama administration to reach out to iran and turn a blind eye in the region to the advance of iranian assets on the ground, and it has moved instead to a traditional containment policy that strengthens our traditional allies, but in certain areas the old obama framework is still there, because we are building on government institutions in iraq that the iranians have inserted. lebanon as well. the popular mobilization units are mafias, and they take what they want. the idea that we are building up assets against them, it does not work because what they do is they begin to take chunks of the government so that they can siphon legitimate lebanese money and legitimate iraqi money and that get siphoned to activities that are controlled by the iranians. that is a hole and the possibility. i agree with everything that rebeccah said and what ray said. this policy, i think challenging iran is a necessity of the united states in the middle east, and i think what the trump administration has put in place is the best and offers
although the trump administration has moved from the effort of the obama administration to reach out to iran and turn a blind eye in the region to the advance of iranian assets on the ground, and it has moved instead to a traditional containment policy that strengthens our traditional allies, but in certain areas the old obama framework is still there, because we are building on government institutions in iraq that the iranians have inserted. lebanon as well. the popular mobilization units are...
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, bush administration and working one time for the obama administration advised me that the obama administration was really upset because they thought alaki was helping them as maybe a double or triple agent. and when they found out that he was not actually helping the united states, he was still helping radicalizing individuals and was behind some of the radicalization of people that went on to kill americans in the united states, with all of those ties -- in fact there's photographs of him leading right here in this building in which i stand, mr. speaker, leading iday prayers with muslim staffers here on capitol hill, leading those prayers. so president obama thinks that with all his ties to people in his administration, people on capitol hill, this guy, american citizen, free to come in and go as he wishes, who was so dangerous, we could not possibly allow him to come back and have a trial where he could testify about all of his connections to people in the obama administration or bush or clinton administration. this guy's so dangerous, we yemen, ow him up in silence him forever. don't want t
, bush administration and working one time for the obama administration advised me that the obama administration was really upset because they thought alaki was helping them as maybe a double or triple agent. and when they found out that he was not actually helping the united states, he was still helping radicalizing individuals and was behind some of the radicalization of people that went on to kill americans in the united states, with all of those ties -- in fact there's photographs of him...
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the obama administration for political reasons refuses to arm them to cut it would displease act that. -- baghad. our focus should be on the --ding isis and the kurdish for congress and that effort. that, we should also include the jordanian and egyptian military's in which the united states has made significant investment in past decades. then, above and beyond that, we should do whatever is necessary and required to defeat isis. of the the course political campaign has focused on the question of american boots on the ground. that is getting the deployment of military forces -- this is not a game of risk or politicians move armies around to demonstrate their machismo. instead, you need a commander in chief with a objective of the feeding isis and rely on the tools necessary to carry out that objective, including overwhelming military power and arming the kurds and whatever ground troops are necessary to kill the terrorists, and then come home. howevere of isis is only one piece of a complex geopolitical landscape of the middle east. i will like to turn out that we productively approa
the obama administration for political reasons refuses to arm them to cut it would displease act that. -- baghad. our focus should be on the --ding isis and the kurdish for congress and that effort. that, we should also include the jordanian and egyptian military's in which the united states has made significant investment in past decades. then, above and beyond that, we should do whatever is necessary and required to defeat isis. of the the course political campaign has focused on the question...
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that was a very robust debate, even within the obama administration. thehe end, came down on side of something new. obviously the trump administration, because it was so early in that program, could not make a determination. that debate i'm sure will continue on just a little bit. isertainly hope not, nafta not the model, and i will just leave it at that. it is a good treaty, everybody is in compliance and there is huge benefit from it. i don't know what a new treaty would look like. i don't know how you would make it better. >> i would say just modded -- modest adjustments and a new talk, i would take it. >> i would take it. but the beauty of new start extension is it doesn't have to go back to the senate, and there is a lot to be said for that. that if yould note reopen things, the russians are going to have their long list of issues that they would like included in any new treaty. >> this issue on extension is very important. created thisrs pressure valve in the form of an extension that can be taken with relative ease and without a revisit to eithe
that was a very robust debate, even within the obama administration. thehe end, came down on side of something new. obviously the trump administration, because it was so early in that program, could not make a determination. that debate i'm sure will continue on just a little bit. isertainly hope not, nafta not the model, and i will just leave it at that. it is a good treaty, everybody is in compliance and there is huge benefit from it. i don't know what a new treaty would look like. i don't...
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was on the obama administration. so it always helps if you don't just fly off like -- and it is not mainstream media but the media but covering for the obama administration trumg to make the obama -- much administration to look horppedous and they have been far more caring than the facilities that i saw during the obama administration. they have a lot better facilities. he ones i'm familiar is in southwest texas. and since president trump has been office, they are doing a lot better job for cage for people. and i heard somebody this morning say, wow, there are so many people that are getting outraged about children being ripped from their mother's arms and i believe mr. king had mentioned that nothing does that like abortion. nd somebody reminded me this morning that when children were being ripped from their mother, process called abortion, it appears that the democrats felt like it was ok, at least they didn't say anything about it, not that i heard, when those little chirp's body parts were being sold off after be
was on the obama administration. so it always helps if you don't just fly off like -- and it is not mainstream media but the media but covering for the obama administration trumg to make the obama -- much administration to look horppedous and they have been far more caring than the facilities that i saw during the obama administration. they have a lot better facilities. he ones i'm familiar is in southwest texas. and since president trump has been office, they are doing a lot better job for...
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bush and obama administrations. after that, discussion on how the u.s. is perceived around the world. now, former bush national security council senior director shermandurand and wendy debate president trump foreign policy decisions and the america first agenda. the event is one hour and 10 minutes. , pleases and gentlemen welcome exit of councilmember robert lapin. [applause] robert lapin: good afternoon and welcome to my own personal favorite moment of each global for him, the annual great debate. this year, 2017, perhaps more than any other year in recent times i think we would all agree is defined by polarizing and oftentimes painful disagreements. from the boardroom and beyond, and of course the global forum is no exception. ajc is not new to this reality. every year we have featured passionate debate about the day's most pressing issues in global affairs and overtime this segment, the great debate, has become an enduring fixture in our programming. as many of us will recall, last year steve israel faced off anor,st danson nor -- dan s over which pa
bush and obama administrations. after that, discussion on how the u.s. is perceived around the world. now, former bush national security council senior director shermandurand and wendy debate president trump foreign policy decisions and the america first agenda. the event is one hour and 10 minutes. , pleases and gentlemen welcome exit of councilmember robert lapin. [applause] robert lapin: good afternoon and welcome to my own personal favorite moment of each global for him, the annual great...
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he talks about the economy during the obama administration. president obama: hi, everybody. i've a special guest this week. macklemore. for those who do not share the same love for the pop that i do, he's a grammy-winning artist, foralso an advocate disease we whisper about, the disease of addiction. macklemore: hey, everybody. i'm here with president obama because i take this personally. i had a problem. if i did not get the help i needed when i needed it, i would not be here today. i want to help others face the same challenges i did. dosesent obama: drug or -- overdoses take more lives than car accidents. a lot of times there from legal drugs prescribed by a doctor. addiction does not always start in a dark alley. it often starts in a medicine cabinet. a new study released this month from the 44% of americans know someone who has been addicted to prescription painkillers. macklemore: i did not just know someone. i lost someone. my friend kevin overdosed on painkillers when he was just 21 years old. addiction is like any other disease. it does not discriminate. it does not
he talks about the economy during the obama administration. president obama: hi, everybody. i've a special guest this week. macklemore. for those who do not share the same love for the pop that i do, he's a grammy-winning artist, foralso an advocate disease we whisper about, the disease of addiction. macklemore: hey, everybody. i'm here with president obama because i take this personally. i had a problem. if i did not get the help i needed when i needed it, i would not be here today. i want to...
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on monday obama administration, all the principles in the trump administration believes the rise of iran in the middle east is a threat to the united states. to the united states and to its allies, and to its ally israel. the obama administration did not see it that way. ambassador sherman: that is not true. mr. doran: the germans, the president obama says interviews, in his was operating under the notion he could bring about in equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the iranians, which means a moderation of the iranians, which has not happened. ambassador sherman: that is not true. i sat in all of those meetings. the president of the united states, president obama, believed what he was doing was ensuring iran never had a nuclear weapon, that it could never project that power into the region. you may not agree with the deal, i get that. but he always understood the activity, their support for hezbollah, and to do everything we could do to stop them. mr. doran: what steps did he do to deter the russians and iranians? ambassador sherman: the russians came into this late in t
on monday obama administration, all the principles in the trump administration believes the rise of iran in the middle east is a threat to the united states. to the united states and to its allies, and to its ally israel. the obama administration did not see it that way. ambassador sherman: that is not true. mr. doran: the germans, the president obama says interviews, in his was operating under the notion he could bring about in equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the...
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one of the mistakes that the obama administration is making the carter administration -- the obama administration. [laughter] >> a natural mistake. >> yes. the obama administration has downgraded the threat of a potential military option. a white house spokesman denounced sanctions as a road to war that the american people do not want. the american people do not want a wrote -- a war with a nuclear iran after it is are. -- after it is armed. the obama administration said in very weak terms that the military option is on the table. there hasn't to press that button on iran. thereby it loses leverage in the negotiations. >> there is an obsession to get a deal with iran since the president came to office. basically taking the threat of military action off the table for all intents and purposes is something that the iranians have recognized. >> right here in the center. >> thank you. my understanding is that a first step towards an actual resolution -- if this fails, what likelihood doesn't have on either leaving the iranians open towards further negotiations are moving more wholeheartedly toward com
one of the mistakes that the obama administration is making the carter administration -- the obama administration. [laughter] >> a natural mistake. >> yes. the obama administration has downgraded the threat of a potential military option. a white house spokesman denounced sanctions as a road to war that the american people do not want. the american people do not want a wrote -- a war with a nuclear iran after it is are. -- after it is armed. the obama administration said in very...
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throughout the obama administration, and the obama administration deported more people from inside the united states than any other administration in history. they focus on those people who committed crimes. >> and those numbers on formal deportation. sick -- increased consistently over time. 440 4000 deportations that aren't president obama the title. the you expect to see that same level? will a child administration be up at maintain that same level of deportation? trump administration be able to maintain the same level of deportation? if you look at inside united states, we were deporting two hundred 50,000 people, most of whom committed crimes every year. through 70,00065 it has dropped in the because the obama- administration had focused on people who committed felonies. they weren't deporting people for all crimes. the trump administration reversed those priorities and put it back to the way it was at the beginning of the obama administration, when we had those record numbers. one would expect that we would quickly return to those numbers. the question is will the department of h
throughout the obama administration, and the obama administration deported more people from inside the united states than any other administration in history. they focus on those people who committed crimes. >> and those numbers on formal deportation. sick -- increased consistently over time. 440 4000 deportations that aren't president obama the title. the you expect to see that same level? will a child administration be up at maintain that same level of deportation? trump administration...
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obama administration officials are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every signal journalist i talked to said that that is the case with their source in the government, whether they deal with classified information, but especially if it involves classified information. six government employees and 2 government contractors have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaks of alleged classified information to the press. it has been done under a 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to punish people for spying for foreign entities. here, we have government officials talking to reporters who are prosecuted under that. there are only three such prosecutions in the 90 years from 1917 until 2009 when they began during the obama administration. in several of these investigations, probably the most frightening thing for government officials, the justice department and the fbi were successful in secretly subpoenaing and seizing e-mail traffic between different organizations and news outlets. there were decisions made by the justice department after an outcry fro
obama administration officials are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every signal journalist i talked to said that that is the case with their source in the government, whether they deal with classified information, but especially if it involves classified information. six government employees and 2 government contractors have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaks of alleged classified information to the press. it has been done under a 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to...
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theogram established by obama administration in 2012 by executive order. it delayed the deportation of some immigrants who came to the u.s. as children and were deemed a low national security risk. the news conference at the justice department is 10 minutes. jeff sessions good morning. : i'm here to announce today the program known as daca under the obama administration is being rescinded. the daca was implemented in 2012 and essentially provided a legal status for recipients for a renewable two-year term, worker authorization, and other benefits, including participation in social security program, to 800,000 mostly adult illegal aliens. the policy was implemented unilaterally through legal concern and great controversy after congress rejected , legislative proposals to extend similar benefits on numerous occasions to this same group of illegal aliens. in other words, the executive branch through daca deliberately sought to achieve what the legislative branch specifically refused to authorize on multiple occasions. such an open-ended circumvention of immig
theogram established by obama administration in 2012 by executive order. it delayed the deportation of some immigrants who came to the u.s. as children and were deemed a low national security risk. the news conference at the justice department is 10 minutes. jeff sessions good morning. : i'm here to announce today the program known as daca under the obama administration is being rescinded. the daca was implemented in 2012 and essentially provided a legal status for recipients for a renewable...
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write it was probably better under the obama administration in part because the obama administration was so focused on a nuclear deal with iran. go back to the 2008 campaign. barack obama said he would sit under three conditions. hillary clinton mocked him for being naive and foolish. she did not know the half of it, but he was not just talking in the abstract about some general hezbollah national relations. he was talking in particular about iran and trying to reorder our alliance structure in the middle east. he admitted as much last year with atlantic magazine. therefore he always ended up in thewith iran interest middle east, all to get to a deal and preserve a deal. for instance, when students protested after the ayatollah election in the summer of 2009, largelya administration stood by. today, a meekly worded statement, not even strongly worded, in contrast. in two thousand nine, partner of ours, egypt, basically contested on its own and the obama administration immediately through them under the bus. they months later they launched air strikes against could offer you. no ameri
write it was probably better under the obama administration in part because the obama administration was so focused on a nuclear deal with iran. go back to the 2008 campaign. barack obama said he would sit under three conditions. hillary clinton mocked him for being naive and foolish. she did not know the half of it, but he was not just talking in the abstract about some general hezbollah national relations. he was talking in particular about iran and trying to reorder our alliance structure in...
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in january 19 of 2017, the obama administration -- these documents had not yet been released -- the obama administration put out a press a couplehat included dozen additional bin laden files. then the press release declared that all of the files had been released, that was it. mr. joscelyn: hundreds of files had not been released. they released 282 files exactly at that point, out of the hundreds of thousands of files. the director of the office of national intelligence saying the only connection between iran and al qaeda is that they are at odds and they hate each other. january 19that twoment, it might be, in my decades plus of covering washington, the the single most misleading document i have ever seen. just one lie after another. the documents suggest around and al qaeda are working together. -- iran and al qaeda are working together. that document says they don't like each other, they won't mess with each other. those documents are out. what is stunning to me is we are seeing much the same thing in the broader public and in the academic immunity as in the intelligence community as b
in january 19 of 2017, the obama administration -- these documents had not yet been released -- the obama administration put out a press a couplehat included dozen additional bin laden files. then the press release declared that all of the files had been released, that was it. mr. joscelyn: hundreds of files had not been released. they released 282 files exactly at that point, out of the hundreds of thousands of files. the director of the office of national intelligence saying the only...
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two obama administration officials say officials will visit the center tomorrow. it's about 150 miles west of chicago. govern pat quinn described it as state of the art and empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january 22nd but is having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we now know after many months in office that there aren't nations throughout who are going to take these 200 or so detainees so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on illinois. an obama official says the prison would be even more secure than the nation's only supermax prison. >>> two more victims of a suspected serial killer were laid to rest yesterday. they were among 11 women whose bodies were found in a house in cleveland. fbi agents worked for about four hours with thermalle imaging devices, rakes and shovels to see if more bodies might be in anthony sowell's yard. sowell is a convicted sex offen
two obama administration officials say officials will visit the center tomorrow. it's about 150 miles west of chicago. govern pat quinn described it as state of the art and empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january 22nd but is having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we now know after many months in office that there aren't nations throughout who are going to take these 200 or so detainees so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a...
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the views of anyone in the obama administration. between those two pillars, and tried to navigate a path. i would like to take a moment and explain to you an argument warfare ino conduct this strange way. the united states has been involved in a global armed conflict with al qaeda and its affiliate organizations now for approximately 15 years. it was engaged in that global armed conflict before the u.s. government agreed that it was in it. -- al qaeda knew. but al qaeda was able to forcefully expressed to the u.s. that it was in such a conflict in august of 1998. here we are 15 years later and we are talking about whether that conflict can be conducted with remotely piloted vehicles in many countries around the world. let me offer two different paradigms' for how to think about this problem. in these paradigms' i will try to make this very clear and maybe too clear. you need to do three things. first, you need to define what is the doorway through which i must ensure that allows me to kill these people? what is the doorway? second,
the views of anyone in the obama administration. between those two pillars, and tried to navigate a path. i would like to take a moment and explain to you an argument warfare ino conduct this strange way. the united states has been involved in a global armed conflict with al qaeda and its affiliate organizations now for approximately 15 years. it was engaged in that global armed conflict before the u.s. government agreed that it was in it. -- al qaeda knew. but al qaeda was able to forcefully...
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hastings: the obama administration has waged a long-running war on coal. but this is not only a war on coal. it's a war on jobs, our committee, affordable energy, household budgets of american families. already faced with higher income -- higher home heating costs, middle class families will be further squeezed if the obama administration is successful in their attempts to shut down coal production. one of the ways the administration has carried out this war on coal is through the reckless rewrite of the coal production regulation, the 2008 stream buffer zone rule. shortly after taking office, the obama administration discarded the 2008 rule that went through five years of extensive public comment and environmental review. since then, the administration has spent over $10 million of the taxpayers' dollars working to rewrite this rule, including hiring new contractors, then only to dismiss those same contractors once it was publicly revealed that the administration's proposed rewrite would cost 7,000 jobs and cause economic harm in 22 states. a report relea
hastings: the obama administration has waged a long-running war on coal. but this is not only a war on coal. it's a war on jobs, our committee, affordable energy, household budgets of american families. already faced with higher income -- higher home heating costs, middle class families will be further squeezed if the obama administration is successful in their attempts to shut down coal production. one of the ways the administration has carried out this war on coal is through the reckless...
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different from the obama administration in terms of how they dealt with north korea. in the book i go through these. in the end, the packaging may have been different, but there is a positive path that has been on offer. in return for giving up their nuclear program, the united states, the international community would provide security guarantees, we would provide economic assistance, energy assistance, it would provide political normalization, money, it would provide a regional who it would provide a regional security environment in which north korea could feel safe and secure, all these sorts of things in return for giving up their nuclear weapons. but that has not worked. it has failed. it has failed for every administration going back to george h. w. bush. and i think with the obama administration, we have really reached the end of the road for this because i think many would argue that the obama administration, at least in terms of initial intentions, was the most forward-leaning administration to come into office when it came into the north korea problem, and no
different from the obama administration in terms of how they dealt with north korea. in the book i go through these. in the end, the packaging may have been different, but there is a positive path that has been on offer. in return for giving up their nuclear program, the united states, the international community would provide security guarantees, we would provide economic assistance, energy assistance, it would provide political normalization, money, it would provide a regional who it would...
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bush, and obama administrations. that should get under way in about 10 minutes. here onthat live c-span. until then, a look at a proposal that would link student debt to public service from today's "washington journal" and we will show you as much as we can until the event with the attorney general gets underway. your money segment on washington journal and this week we feature reporting done by jillian berman, who covers in part, the student loan industry and particularly issues concerning student loan forgiveness to those who work in the public sector. good morning. guest: thanks for having me. host: public service loan forgiveness. for those who may not be familiar, what is it? guest: a program signed into law by george w. bush in 2007 which allows borrowers in public service to say you work for the government or for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, you are a teacher, things like that, to have loans forgiven after 10 years if they make payments for the entire 10 years. host: if they make the payments all the debt they have accumulated aside from that gets forgiven? gues
bush, and obama administrations. that should get under way in about 10 minutes. here onthat live c-span. until then, a look at a proposal that would link student debt to public service from today's "washington journal" and we will show you as much as we can until the event with the attorney general gets underway. your money segment on washington journal and this week we feature reporting done by jillian berman, who covers in part, the student loan industry and particularly issues...
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as we enter the final year of the obama administration proof for all that there is indeed a god. [laughter] there is little hope that this president will rise to the challenge and a much greater likelihood that his successor will be dealing with an even more dangerous world than we face today. two key issues will demand the attention of our next president, keeping america safe at home and stronger abroad. ensuring both should be the basic responsibility and the first priority of any commander in chief. their recent terrorist attack on paris in san bernardino brought front and center the issue of radical islamic terrorism but the fact of the matter is problem had been festering unattended for the entire obama administration. for president obama however such issues are peripheral and best to his core progressive agenda, an agenda that appeases their enemies before actually defending the national security interest of our great country. while the president and the secretary of state have chosen to ignore the problem and to receive from global leadership terrorist groups like isis of
as we enter the final year of the obama administration proof for all that there is indeed a god. [laughter] there is little hope that this president will rise to the challenge and a much greater likelihood that his successor will be dealing with an even more dangerous world than we face today. two key issues will demand the attention of our next president, keeping america safe at home and stronger abroad. ensuring both should be the basic responsibility and the first priority of any commander...
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short think thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take over a nation is not benefiting our national security interests. putting istiss or al qaeda or the muslim brotherhood in charge of yet another state in the middle east is not benefiting our national security. instead, we need a president who focuses clearly and says we will utterly destroy isis. who makes abundantly clear to any militant on the face of the earth if you go and join isis, if you wage jihad against the united states of america, you are signing your death warrant. and then finally, we have the iranian nuclear deal. if i am elected president, i have pledged on the very first
short think thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take...
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they start to mimic some of the same sayings obama administration had, on the run, decimated. don't go down this route, because you are underselling. the american people need a clear assessment. don't go for the cheap political victory. obama deserves credit for ordering the bin laden raid and taking out a few high-value terrorists, maybe, but don't oversell the picture. mr. hayes: that was good for lightning. how do you feel about waterboarding now in light of all this? mr. joscelyn: i revised my system on waterboarding, because what was said about waterboarding was inaccurate. some of the ways the cia explained was that it was no different than what navy servicemen go through in their training. that is not true. when you read the description, it was far more severe. one of the guys waterboarded went into seizures from waterboarding he experienced. he is not typical of someone going through training. there are a lot of people obsessed with this issue. my view was, waterboarding was used on three al qaeda senior terrorists, all with blood on their hands. if we had bombed them
they start to mimic some of the same sayings obama administration had, on the run, decimated. don't go down this route, because you are underselling. the american people need a clear assessment. don't go for the cheap political victory. obama deserves credit for ordering the bin laden raid and taking out a few high-value terrorists, maybe, but don't oversell the picture. mr. hayes: that was good for lightning. how do you feel about waterboarding now in light of all this? mr. joscelyn: i revised...
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the obama administration's action is somewhat perplexing. the employee retirement income security act, erisa, has enjoyed strong bipartisan support for decades. as president ford said when he signed the law, the american people have, and i quote, greater assurances that retirement dollars will be there when they are needed. yet over 40 years later the same administration that frequently touted the importance of consumer protections move to exempt states from erisa. the question is why? to facilitate the creation of government-run plans that would lack basic protections for retirement savers? as a result workers and retirees would have nowhere to turn if their savings were mismanaged. let's be honest about what this regulation is really about. it's part of an assault on small business retirement plans that began under the obama administration. first, small businesses were hit by the fiduciary rule that would not give them access to set up retirement plans for their employees. then, the obama administration created a last-minute regulatory loo
the obama administration's action is somewhat perplexing. the employee retirement income security act, erisa, has enjoyed strong bipartisan support for decades. as president ford said when he signed the law, the american people have, and i quote, greater assurances that retirement dollars will be there when they are needed. yet over 40 years later the same administration that frequently touted the importance of consumer protections move to exempt states from erisa. the question is why? to...
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the obama administration simply has not managed it. close-- if they wanted to the place, you should get the resources into do [rbwant to -- prb is. and do notf go on take charge of it, you know. >> no one has really been overseeing it. he'll be as petitions have been challenged, and nobody is joining. some people see that as part of the conspiracy. i do not think it is, i just think it is that no one is overseeing the process. >> thank you. chris with the red cross. areeems that some people moved to the united states and have had a negative prb. anything that changes legal arguments? >> the whole premise and reason for guantanamo was to say, these foreigners outside of the united states have no can station on rights. the supreme court said they have the right to hate this. -- hey be us purpose. habeus corpus. under the constitution, it says there is no way to hold people without trial. says, a foreigner within the united states enjoys full constitutional rights and the right to due process. >> hello, i am lonely. i am a former fellow h
the obama administration simply has not managed it. close-- if they wanted to the place, you should get the resources into do [rbwant to -- prb is. and do notf go on take charge of it, you know. >> no one has really been overseeing it. he'll be as petitions have been challenged, and nobody is joining. some people see that as part of the conspiracy. i do not think it is, i just think it is that no one is overseeing the process. >> thank you. chris with the red cross. areeems that...
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none of this it to the obama administration. say that fateful business owners cannot operate under the assumption in which they can use their moral principles to guide the way their places of business spend money. according to administration legal argument, the family that owns hobby lobby is not protected by the first amendments are free use of exercise. that is part of the amendment tested congress will make no law prohibiting the free exercise religion. the obama administration and attorney general eric holder argue that hobby lobby is a for-profit secular employer and a second entity by definition is not exercisable religion reared a federal judge agrees. does he have the lobby is a secular corporation in which there are no right to be guided by the religious belief of their ownership. lobbyn mind that hobby was arguing that so-called morning-after pill should be illegal or banned for doing anything to prevent their employees from being the small cost of such bills. they just have a moral problem paying for something they vi
none of this it to the obama administration. say that fateful business owners cannot operate under the assumption in which they can use their moral principles to guide the way their places of business spend money. according to administration legal argument, the family that owns hobby lobby is not protected by the first amendments are free use of exercise. that is part of the amendment tested congress will make no law prohibiting the free exercise religion. the obama administration and attorney...
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host: christy goldfuss, you worked in the obama administration. how do you think things changed from an energy standpoint during the trump administration. secondly, how different is the biden approach to clean energy compared to the obama administration? guest: it's safe to say, it was a complete 180 from coming out of the obama administration, where the government was really focused on targets, which at that time was reducing emissions 80% by mid century, by 2050. that was before the u.s. put out the special report on 1.5 degrees that dramatically changed the policy landscape. during the trump administration, it was definitely heartbreaking for those of us who felt like we had made so much historic progress working with president biden towards achieving those climate goals and laying a foundation for the economic transition that is necessary to reach those goals. without the trump administration would do everything they possibly can to put as many permits out there, and to really do everything they could to prop up the oil and gas industry while
host: christy goldfuss, you worked in the obama administration. how do you think things changed from an energy standpoint during the trump administration. secondly, how different is the biden approach to clean energy compared to the obama administration? guest: it's safe to say, it was a complete 180 from coming out of the obama administration, where the government was really focused on targets, which at that time was reducing emissions 80% by mid century, by 2050. that was before the u.s. put...
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the obama administration did not see it that way. the germans -- president obama -- and he says this clearly and his interviews with david rudnick and with goldberg, was operating under the notion he could bring about an equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the iranians which means a moderation of the iranians, which has not happened. wendy: i sat in all of those meetings. the president of the united states, president obama, believed that what he was doing was ensuring that iran never had a nuclear weapon. that it could never project that power into the region. you may not agree with the deal. i get that. but he always understood that their support for hezbollah and hamas, we had to do everything we could do to stop that. michael and what steps did he take to deter the russians and iranians in syria? michael: what steps did he take to deter the russians and iranians in syria? wendy: the russians came into this very late in the day. >> break. break, please. [laughter] wanted that. i shouldn't complain. [applause] we a
the obama administration did not see it that way. the germans -- president obama -- and he says this clearly and his interviews with david rudnick and with goldberg, was operating under the notion he could bring about an equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the iranians which means a moderation of the iranians, which has not happened. wendy: i sat in all of those meetings. the president of the united states, president obama, believed that what he was doing was ensuring that...
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if you look at the obama administration, they wanted to say it was over. if these groups are connected to al qaeda to lead going forward and this thing is spreading across the globe but it really is part of al qaeda structure, that means your narrative about the 9/11 was being over falls flat. one of the phrases is what obama did is a played disconnect the dots. when you had intelligence that connected bin laden to others around the globe, they downplayed that. let's play the next clip. this is from barack obama and this is stunning. our actions are effective. do not take my word for it. in the intelligence gathered at bin laden's compound, he wrote we could lose the reserves to enemy airstrikes. we cannot fight airstrikes with explosives. other communications confirm this as well. am: obama sites to lines from 17 page letter bin laden wrote. he takes it out of context and ignores all the parts that contradict what he was saying. right here there are lines that are highlighted. if you read the preceding paragraphs, they contradict the point he was trying t
if you look at the obama administration, they wanted to say it was over. if these groups are connected to al qaeda to lead going forward and this thing is spreading across the globe but it really is part of al qaeda structure, that means your narrative about the 9/11 was being over falls flat. one of the phrases is what obama did is a played disconnect the dots. when you had intelligence that connected bin laden to others around the globe, they downplayed that. let's play the next clip. this is...
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the obama administration restricted maximum term of short-term plans to three months. the degree from 12 months down to three months. they also banned in called renewal guarantees. a renewal guarantee and this is going to become very important later, a review will guarantee is a guarantee from an insurance company that your premiums won't go up because you got sick. they might go up further reasons, but if you have a renewal guarantee, the fact the that cancer will not cause your premiums to go up, even if you get cancer, you will still play -- is still a healthy person premiums. it turns countries have been offering these guarantees for decades and i stopped doing so what about air was passed because obamacare essentially banned them. they charge a little more for this protection and what it means in the economic literature is fairly unanimous in these renewal guarantees works pretty well. veryans even if you get a expensive illness, you can still pay healthy person premiums. administration shortened the maximum term of short-term plans from 12 months of three months
the obama administration restricted maximum term of short-term plans to three months. the degree from 12 months down to three months. they also banned in called renewal guarantees. a renewal guarantee and this is going to become very important later, a review will guarantee is a guarantee from an insurance company that your premiums won't go up because you got sick. they might go up further reasons, but if you have a renewal guarantee, the fact the that cancer will not cause your premiums to go...